Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Match 5, Major League Cricket 2026

Washington Freedom put up a fine batting display to defeat MI New York by 30 runs in the fifth match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026. The audience enjoyed the remarkable centuries from both batsmen in this high-scoring match held at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. MI New York won the toss and elected to bowl first. However, the Washington Freedom batters proved their decision wrong. Although captain Steven Smith made a good start with 27 runs, Mitchell Owen was the real hero of the match.

He batted devastatingly, scoring 155 runs off just 68 balls, which included 11 fours and 13 sixes. His innings at a strike rate of 227.94 can be considered one of the best innings in MLC history. Mark Chapman also added 23 runs off 12 balls as Washington Freedom posted a mammoth 245 for 5 in the allotted 20 overs. Corbin Bosh, Romario Shepherd, Rushil Ugarkar, Trent Boult and Corey Anderson took one wicket each for MI New York, but none of them could stop Washington’s run-scoring.

Chasing a tough target of 246, MI New York faced an early setback. The team was under pressure after the quick dismissals of Manan Patel, Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran. However, the experienced Kieron Pollard put up a remarkable fight at the top of the order. He scored an unbeaten 100 off 56 balls, which included 11 fours and 4 sixes. In the end, Corbin Bosch played a blistering innings of 35 off just 14 balls, but it was not enough to win.

Glenn Maxwell played a key role with the ball for Washington Freedom. He took 2 wickets for 37 runs in 4 overs. Saurav Netravalkar and Ian Holland also took one wicket each.

In the end, MI New York scored 215 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. As a result, Washington Freedom won by 30 runs. Mitchell Owen was adjudged the Man of the Match, whose record-breaking innings of 155 runs decided the fate of the match.

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